0:00:06 > 0:00:12Today, we're in Sussex, home to the beautiful South Downs,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15which forms a large part of the Sussex counties.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19But do you know what else is big around here?
0:00:19 > 0:00:23AEROPLANE ENGINE ROARS
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Apart from Gatwick Airport?
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Ardingly Antiques & Collectors Fair.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31So let's go Bargain Hunting here!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Ardingly is the biggest antiques and collectors fair
0:01:04 > 0:01:05in the South of England.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10So where better place for our teams to spend their £300
0:01:10 > 0:01:12doing a spot of vintage shopping?
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Coming up on today's show...
0:01:17 > 0:01:19The Blues have a list.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22- Buy and don't buy.- Right.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24But it doesn't go quite to plan.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26I don't even like it!
0:01:26 > 0:01:29OK, you've got one minute left. Do you like it now?
0:01:29 > 0:01:30Yes.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And what can I say about the Reds?
0:01:33 > 0:01:35You're meant to work your way up?
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Or are you meant to work your way down? I can't remember.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41- Down, we are buying.- Oh! I always work my way up.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44No, you're not a seller, you're a buyer.
0:01:44 > 0:01:45Oh, Lord. The question is,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49will the prices go in the right direction at the auction?
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Let's meet the teams.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Today, we've got two couples.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Patrick and Matthew for the Reds,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00and Matthew and Jude for the Blues.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- Welcome, everybody.- Hello, Tim. - Hi, Tim.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Now, Patrick, is it true that you met down the pub?
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Yeah, I met Matthew at a quiz night.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10We got stuck on one of our questions in my team,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13which was, "Where are the Maldives?" which I had no clue.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16And I saw this cute guy standing at the bar,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18and went up to ask him where the Maldives were.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21- And that's how we got together. - Did he know?- No.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23THEY LAUGH
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- So that worked out very well.- But he cooked a very nice fish supper.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Brilliant.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29So when you're not doing pub quizzes, what do you get up to?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30I'm an artist.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33I like to paint and sketch, and recently
0:02:33 > 0:02:36some of my paintings have gone abroad.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39I've got a Virgin Mary hanging in a monastery in India.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41And some of my paintings have been turned into greeting cards
0:02:41 > 0:02:44- which are sent all over the world. - Gosh, you must be proud of that.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Your first career choice, though, was to be a waiter, wasn't it?
0:02:47 > 0:02:49I thought you were going to ask me that, Tim.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Yes, I was a waiter for nine years...- And it went very well.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54It went very well up until I got sacked.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55The first time I was sacked
0:02:55 > 0:02:58was after I dropped a teapot on a lady's head.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00The second time I was sacked
0:03:00 > 0:03:03was when I was uncorking a bottle of Champagne,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05and didn't catch the cork on time,
0:03:05 > 0:03:07which hit a lady on the back of the head,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- and her face fell into her omelette.- Ah.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11And the third time I was sacked
0:03:11 > 0:03:12was when I was flambeing a steak,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14taking it over to the guest at the table
0:03:14 > 0:03:17when the handle flipped over, and I set him on fire.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Was this called Fawlty Towers, your hotel?
0:03:20 > 0:03:21- It could have been, yes.- Yes.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Well, I'm glad you've moved on, anyway.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25And what do you do for a living, Matthew?
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- I work for a property auctioneer in London.- Do you?
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- What, one of the big ones? - One of the big ones, yes.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32And you're quite competitive, both of you.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Yes, we are. We're very competitive,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36particularly when we're watching Bargain Hunt.
0:03:36 > 0:03:37Very nice to talk to you.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Now, you're from Ohio.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Yes.- How did you hook up with Matthew?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- Well, I met my Matthew in a pub as well.- Did you?- Yes.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50- And we got on splendidly.- You're a bit of an iron woman, aren't you?
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Yep. Currently, I go to the gym a lot and I do body combat.- Do you?
0:03:54 > 0:03:55I punch.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58And we do body weightlifting as well.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00- I keep strong. - So you are very strong.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04- Yes, and I used to do triathlons when I lived in San Diego.- Gosh.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07So what do you get up to, then, Matthew?
0:04:07 > 0:04:08Well, most of my working life,
0:04:08 > 0:04:10I worked for a pharmaceutical company
0:04:10 > 0:04:14- and I was on the point of retiring when I met Jude.- Yes.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16And she didn't like this idea at all.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20So I then worked for a couple of years as a researcher
0:04:20 > 0:04:23in a hospital and then for another seven years
0:04:23 > 0:04:25at Buckingham University.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Well, for a man who wanted to retire early,
0:04:27 > 0:04:29you've done very well, then, haven't you?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33I've been well put down for nine extra years, really!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37So keep working! So what's your tactic today, then, between you?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Jude has a list...
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- She has a long list of things that...- I have two lists.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42Oh, do you?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Things to buy, and things not to buy.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49- What's the top of the "to buy" list, then?- Gold or silver.- Mm.- Right.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Anyway, it will be interesting to see what you actually pitch up with.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Now, the money moment. £300 apiece, there you go. £300.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Thank you, Tim.- You know the rules.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Your experts await, and off you go and very, very, very good luck.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04My gosh, this is going to be exciting.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Giving the two sets of Reds
0:05:06 > 0:05:07a helping hand today
0:05:07 > 0:05:10is the irrepressible Catherine Southon.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13But she'd better watch out,
0:05:13 > 0:05:17because David Harper's on the Blue team and he is fighting fit!
0:05:20 > 0:05:22So the hour starts now.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27And with rockets in their pockets, our Reds dive straight in.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29- Well, the clock's started. - The clock's started!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Quick, Catherine, find those pictures.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Jude, however, has a plan.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- This looks like a list to me, Matthew.- It is.- Oh, dear.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I've got "buy" and "don't buy".
0:05:41 > 0:05:43This came from ten years of watching Bargain Hunt...
0:05:43 > 0:05:45You've been watching...?
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Yes, and we've been marking down what sells well and what doesn't.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51You haven't been watching me, have you?
0:05:51 > 0:05:54That's on the "no buy" list.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Something tells me our teams will be going about this
0:05:56 > 0:05:59in very different ways.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- OK, let's go.- Let's go.- Thank you.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Oh, my gosh, how long is that list?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06We've only got an hour, for goodness' sake. Come on.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Walk while you talk.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Now, what have the Reds stumbled across?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Ah, that's a nice design. - Secessionist.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Is it Secessionist - Minton?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Oh, yes.- Art Nouveau sort of shape.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Oh, we love Art Nouveau.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- SHE LAUGHS - No, we do.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25- How much is this?- £160.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27- What?- 160?- Will you take 20?
0:06:27 > 0:06:29You've got 20?!
0:06:29 > 0:06:3320? These guys are just having a laugh.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Candlesticks, troika and gold.- Gold.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38# Gold!
0:06:38 > 0:06:40# Always believe in your soul... #
0:06:40 > 0:06:42But where is it when you want it?
0:06:43 > 0:06:46# You're indestructible
0:06:46 > 0:06:49# Always believe in
0:06:49 > 0:06:51# Because you are gold... #
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Doesn't look like gold to me.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55I think it's kind of cool.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- It is cool.- How old is it, first?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Ten years you've been watching this programme. So how old is it?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02I think it's not very old.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- In fact, I think it's brand Harry Spankers.- You are bang on.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Listen, Yankee Doodle, that's my line.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Brand Hairy Spankers? - Brand Harry Spankers.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15I'm going to use that.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I'm going to write it down.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19You can't, though. That's Tim's line.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Does he say that?- You tell him, Jude.- Does he say Hairy?- Yes.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24No, we don't. We said Harry.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27That's Harry, not Hairy. Get it right, Harper.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36- Oh, that is lovely, isn't it?- That is very nice. What is it?
0:07:36 > 0:07:39- A quaich, it's like a taste dish. - Quaich?- Quaich.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- I like it.- I like that. What do you do with it, Catherine?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- I think it's for tasting, isn't it? Wine-tasting.- How old is it?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51- Well, it's hallmarked there, can you see? With the London.- Yeah.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- And I think that's M, and that's 1911.- I like it.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- I think it's very pretty. - It is pretty.- Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01So here, we've got these handles.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- They are quite delicate, quite flimsy.- They could come off.- Yeah.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Still, it's 100 years old, isn't it? If it's 1911.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- I know you wanted something glass. - I like it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I mean, it's something I'd set on my coffee table quite happily.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- It's very attractive.- Would you? - Yes.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I mean, the only thing is now, it's not hugely commercial, is it?
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- That's what I would say. But it's pretty.- I would call it specialist.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- And unusual.- What would you want on that?- 70.
0:08:23 > 0:08:2470?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28- What could you do on that? - I could do 55, would be the best.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32- 50?- DEALER:- 1911, so it's 100 years old, it's just an antique.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- MATTHEW:- Could you do 50 for me? - If you do 50, we'll pay cash.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Go on, give us your 50.- MATTHEW: 50. - That's a deal.
0:08:38 > 0:08:39Do you want that for 50?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41- Yes, I like it.- Yes, it's a deal.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- Are you happy with that?- I'm very happy with that.- We like that. Yes!
0:08:45 > 0:08:48- Yes?- Let's do it.- Are you really happy?- Yeah!- Good, excellent.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52First purchase, well done! Ten minutes, I think.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53- Excellent!- Come on!
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Now, we know what was top of Jude's list, don't we?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02# Gold... #
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Well, here's some gold. So what have we got going here?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Is it all gold?- Yes.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11- What is it, nine carat?- No, that's a 15.- 15.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12One is nine.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15OK, now, I can tell by your response there, Jude,
0:09:15 > 0:09:16that you're not overly excited?
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It looks pretty light and the value of gold is the weight.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23It is all in weight. How much is this little lot?
0:09:23 > 0:09:26I should say that it's probably about 4g altogether.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Working out, that's about £45.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- OK, so it's on scrap weight?- Yeah.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32So he's selling it as scrap,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35but the great thing with gold is everybody wants it.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37And it just keeps going up in price.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Can we do this little lot for... - £20?
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- Go on, you say it.- I'd do it for £40.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46That gives you a good chance.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Would you go 38, cos things go in round numbers?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- I won't make any pennies. I'll do 39.- Do you think?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55You've got a diamond and a bunch of gold for 39 quid.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- 39, we'll go for that.- Marvellous. - There's our first purchase.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - Thanks a lot.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02OK?
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Ah!
0:10:04 > 0:10:05SHE LAUGHS
0:10:05 > 0:10:08So Jude's list gets its first big tick.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16That's nice. That's Davidson cloud glass, isn't it?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18That's lovely, actually.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- 1930s.- It's a sort of wine colour, isn't it? Like a red wine.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24But these are collectable. If you can buy that at the right price...
0:10:24 > 0:10:28See, I wouldn't want to pay any more than 30 for this. It's 20 to 30.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32Sometimes they used to come on a stand, a black glass stand.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34A centrepiece as well.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39- How much is that?- 45.- 45. Or thereabouts.- Or thereabouts? Ah!
0:10:39 > 0:10:40Ah!
0:10:40 > 0:10:43We like that. Yeah, we definitely like that.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Would we buy that if the gentleman did it for 20?
0:10:46 > 0:10:48He's not going to do it for 20.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50- He might do.- Don't say that, he might do.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Oh, sorry.- DEALER:- 25's my best.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56I tell you what, 25, we'll pay you cash.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- 25?- DEALER:- Right now?- Right now, is that a deal?- Why can't we do 20?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- Why did you build it up to 25? - I don't know.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04He's just done a deal at 25.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- You've done a deal, mate. - MATTHEW:- It's definitely worth 25.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- OK, no, well, it... Are we having this?- Yes.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- Are we having this at 25?- Yes. - Yes, I've got my glassware.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Catherine's regretting ever coming out with us!
0:11:15 > 0:11:17I love the fact that you're going up.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- We're supposed to be going down. - Yes.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22No, you're meant to work your way up.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Or meant to work your way down? I can't remember.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- Down, we are buying.- Oh!
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- I always work my way up.- No. You're not a seller. You're a buyer!
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- Oh, yeah, yeah.- My, I'm glad we cleared that one up.- Rewind!
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- OK, we're done.- Right. - Second purchase.- Second purchase.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Quick, leave, before Patrick offers him more money.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47And what have the Blues found?
0:11:47 > 0:11:51- Oh, a banjo!- Oh!- Hey, a banjo would be good. I love banjos.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Now, do we have banjos written down?
0:11:53 > 0:11:54We have musical instruments written down.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56We have musical instruments, cheap.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58OK. Well, how much does it need to be?
0:11:58 > 0:12:00You've watched the programme for ten years, how much do they make?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- 40 to 60.- Oof! It'll never be that. - It will never be that, will it?
0:12:05 > 0:12:08- How much do YOU think it will make? - I don't know. We'll find out now.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09- How are you?- Hi.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- Are we well, today?- MATTHEW:- Very well, thank you.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- How much is the banjo?- The banjo, I tell you what I'll do, right?
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I've got 170 on it, but the absolute death is 130.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21And that is an absolute bargain, that is. It's a belter.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23That's a winner, that is, all day.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27There's a man with great confidence. It's a quality thing.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29You've got a nice bit of stringing there
0:12:29 > 0:12:30in what looks like bone,
0:12:30 > 0:12:32but it's probably a plastic or a Bakelite, maybe.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- I mean, I don't play the banjo.- No.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35HE STRUMS
0:12:35 > 0:12:38But I think that sounds rather good. Absolutely.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42And the thing is as well, not all banjos have a reinforced neck.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44If you look at the top, this one has.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- What's the double death? - Can you go under 100?
0:12:47 > 0:12:50- Come on!- 120, that's it. - If you really want to do it.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Let's do a quick, and then come back.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54Darren, can you hold it for five minutes?
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Please?- Don't be long. - Five minutes, thank you.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59You heard the man, Blues. Hurry up!
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Do you like those rattles? That one's quite nice, the joker.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12I like the Humpty Dumpty.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14It's quite nice as a christening present, isn't it? What are they?
0:13:14 > 0:13:151910, or something?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Do people collect these, Catherine? - They do, actually.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20The only thing I'm worried about is the price on this.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- I think it's probably going to be quite hefty.- How much?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- I love the hair at the back. Isn't that a lovely detail?- Yes.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Where is the stallholder? - Can you tell us how much these are?
0:13:28 > 0:13:33- The jester is 95, Humpty is 190. - Oh, no, too expensive.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34- One what, sorry?- 190.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- MATTHEW:- 190 for Humpty Dumpty.- Oh.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38That's quite a lot, isn't it?
0:13:38 > 0:13:42We've got 100 quid and we love this Humpty Dumpty.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Can't do it, sorry.- Oh!- MATTHEW: - What could you do it for?
0:13:45 > 0:13:46- DEALER:- 170 it needs to be.
0:13:46 > 0:13:50- 170, too much.- No, we can't do it. - We haven't got 170.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- OK, are we going to walk away from this, then?- Yes.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- OK, we might come back.- Thanks for your offers.- Thank you so much.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58- Thank you.- Cheers.- Thank you.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Time's running out, guys, and the Blues have still got two to buy!
0:14:06 > 0:14:10I don't know what to say. I'm under pressure, here. Under real pressure.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- I'm floundering. How about you? - I'm completely and utterly lost.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- We need help.- I'm going down fast.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18THEY LAUGH
0:14:18 > 0:14:21I've got to go and make them buy another two items.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23And I've hardly got any time.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- I think I'm ready to go for the banjo, Matthew.- It is expensive.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Let's just risk it.- OK.- We're running out of time.- OK, let's go.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31So let's get David.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Let's hope it hasn't been sold, with all this dithering about.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43And with ten minutes left, the Reds have headed inside.
0:14:43 > 0:14:49- Ah, that's quite nice. It's a little bit more than £100, though.- 102?
0:14:49 > 0:14:53- I paid 130 for it.- What is it? A little aneroid barometer?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Yeah, but look at the thermometer on the back.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Oh, that's quite nice, isn't it?
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- You can have it for 140. - What's the year of it?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Does it work?- It's been working.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05- It's BEEN working?- I like it.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Or we go back to the Humpty Dumpty.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10The rattle, the silver rattle.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11We've got seven minutes.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15- We've got seven minutes.- We have to go.- Let's use five of them.
0:15:15 > 0:15:16You're being assertive now.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- Yes.- We have to go and have a quick tour and then come back?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- And then come back.- Right, the guy's going to hold on to this for us.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30So, is that banjo still there? Oh, yes!
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- It's still here.- We just got it in time, Darren.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- So I think he said 118, right? - No, 120.- OK.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42We're going to have it, Darren. We're going to make a decision.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- A very wise choice.- Hallelujah. Darren, 120.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46You are very welcome.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- Thank you very much. - Thank you. Thank you.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51Come on, spend some more, please!
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Yes, there's no time to lose.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Both teams need one more item and they need it NOW!
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- Come on, then, we've got about one minute.- OK.- Come on.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Let's hope it's still there.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- And what was it, 135?- DEALER:- No, 140, sir.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- 140, he said.- I thought he said 135.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11I'm not getting involved in the negotiations.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12No, the guy has given us a good deal.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- Are we happy with that, for one... What did we say, 140?- 140.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Yeah, it's a deal. Thank you, sir. - Thanks very much indeed.- Thank you.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- Thanks.- MATTHEW:- Thanks very much. - DEALER:- Good luck.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23We have finished. I am exhausted.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Three items, are we happy?
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Yes.- Yes.- I think we deserve a cup of tea.- Cup of tea?!
0:16:28 > 0:16:29I need a rum and Coke.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- THEY LAUGH - Come on.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32Let's see what we can find.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35While the Reds go in search of refreshment,
0:16:35 > 0:16:37can the Blues rustle up a bargain?
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Come on, David! It's now or never.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46We've only got two minutes to buy something. I like that.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Hold it to the light. Jude, do you like it?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53- No.- Listen, if it's good, it will ring well, ready?
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- GLASS RINGS - Quality.
0:16:55 > 0:17:02- How much?- 18.- 18? Would ten quid buy it?- Oh, you've got to!
0:17:02 > 0:17:04No. No, no, no!
0:17:04 > 0:17:06HE LAUGHS
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- 11?- It could be 14. And that's it.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I don't even like it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13I don't even like it!
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- OK, you've got one minute left. Do you like it?- Yes, fine.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19- It's quality, actually. - Are we going to have it at 14?
0:17:19 > 0:17:24- We're going to have it at 14.- Well done. Thank the Lord. Well done.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25- Oh, my God!- Let's ring the bells!
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- I can't believe we bought that!- That is a relief.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Well, you either bought that or you bought nothing.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33You will make profit on that, I promise you.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38We've aged about five years today, I think, Matthew. Come on. Tea-time.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Pah! Who needs a list, after all? Well done, Blues.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50What time is it, viewers? Well, it's time to stop the shop time.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52That's what it is.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54It's now time to sell.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58And we've whizzed west from Ardingly to Wisborough Green
0:17:58 > 0:18:00near Billingshurst and to Bellmans Saleroom.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03But first, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11They got the party started with this tasting quaich at £50.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Patrick haggled the cloud glass bowl UP to £25
0:18:15 > 0:18:18and not a penny less. Brilliant.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20And as temperatures rose, they relieved the pressure
0:18:20 > 0:18:24with a barometer/thermometer for £140.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28- Well, boys, how are you feeling? Excited?- Yeah, we are.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31- Very much so.- You spent £215.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34You gave the lovely Catherine Southon 85 smackers.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- What did you spend it on, darling? - I have bought you...
0:18:37 > 0:18:39..this.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42- Oh!- I don't believe it!- The rattle!
0:18:42 > 0:18:45- That's amazing!- Isn't it lovely? - Yeah, absolutely stunning.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- Have a little shimmy.- Yeah? Isn't that gorgeous?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51A little child's baby rattle.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- How old is it?- Well, it's hallmarked Birmingham, 1918.- Wow.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- What's this bit made out of? - Well, this is bone.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01So we've got a bone teething ring and a bone handle.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05- Have you bought a jester for these two jokers?- Well, absolutely.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- It fits, doesn't it?- And, Catherine, how much did it cost?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Well, you gave me 85, wasn't it? - Yes.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- I spent 60. - HE GASPS
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Which I think is actually quite reasonable.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- No, that was a "gasp" for good. - Is it? Oh, right, good.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Not a "Gasp, I'm going to pass out"? - No.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24I think that is worth £60 all day long. That should make us a profit.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25- Fantastic.- Oh, wonderful.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28It may not be a great profit, but it'll be a little profit.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30It might be the only thing that makes a profit.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33- Oh, don't be like that! - Be positive!
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- Is he always like this? - In the mornings.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Oh, in the mornings.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- He gets better as the day goes on. - Oh, right, fair enough,
0:19:39 > 0:19:40- as he warms up.- Yeah.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42You can decide later, Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46And let's remind ourselves what the team bought with their £300.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49At the top of Jude's list was gold,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53and they paid £39 for this assorted collection.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Still sticking with the shopping inventory,
0:19:55 > 0:19:58they spent £120 on a banjo.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01But at that price, will it strike a bum note at the auction?
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Then, in the dying seconds, the list went out of the window
0:20:07 > 0:20:10and in a combined act of desperation
0:20:10 > 0:20:13they bought this glass vase for £14.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19- Well, guys, excited?- Yes.- Very. - Very.- You gave your man £127.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21What did the genius buy? David, over to you.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24The big build-up, "the genius". Here we go, running for a fall.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25Are you ready?
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Be prepared to be impressed, right?
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- OK.- Seriously. Hello, baby.- Wow!
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- Wow! Pretty cool.- Missing two fingers on that, I notice.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- How many fingers?- Two.- Yeah.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40There could be a message in the two fingers.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- We don't want to talk about that. - No, quite.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- Is it an object of beauty? - It was originally.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- It's a little damaged, David. - It's called an antique.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Antiques have got to look their age.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55She's hand-carved, probably French, circa 1900.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57But how much did you pay, David?
0:20:57 > 0:21:00What do you think? What would you pay for something...
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Her head almost came off, there. ..of such wonderful museum quality?
0:21:03 > 0:21:07- It is a bit wobbly, actually.- In this condition, 20 to 40.- 40 to 50.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09OK.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12- Are we getting closer?- No.- Oh, Lord. - Double your top estimate.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16- That's why she's risky.- We don't have to choose her.- You don't, no.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19There, Jude, you are absolutely right.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- And we will see what happens in the auction.- Indeed.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Have a think, and decide later, Blues.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Now we're going to auction. JP, take it away!
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Patrick, Matthew, how do you feel about this auction lark?
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Well, there's quite a few people here, so we're quietly confident.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39The first lot that is coming up
0:21:39 > 0:21:43is your lovely silver-mounted quaich,
0:21:43 > 0:21:45which you paid £50 for.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48The auctioneer's estimate is £80 to £120.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- So that should be a pretty good do. - Fantastic.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53And here it comes.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Lot 1651 A.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59We have a silver-mounted glass quaich, lovely mounts on it...
0:21:59 > 0:22:01And someone start me at...
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Start me at £80. Start me at £80.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06£80 bid on the left, thank you, at 80.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08On the left, at £80.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10A maiden bid of £80, but surely worth another five.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12"Surely not," she says. No, sure it is.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15£80 is bid. Any more at £80?
0:22:15 > 0:22:17On the left, I shall sell it, then, a maiden bid of £80.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Are you all done? It's selling at £80.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22Aw, £80. Came in at 80. Sold it at 80.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25You are plus £30, that is excellent.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29And your next item is the Davidson amethyst bowl.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31And here it comes.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Start me at £20 for the bowl.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36£20 is bid, thank you, at 20 now. 5 anywhere?
0:22:36 > 0:22:38£20, standing left, looking for 5. I'll take 2, then.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41It's £20 on the left. Who is going to bid me 2?
0:22:41 > 0:22:44£20, on the left, then, any more at £20? Again, a maiden bid.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- It's going to go. At £20... - Oh, no. I can't bear it. £20.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51- You are minus £5.- Five down on that. - You're still plus 25, though.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Lot 1653 A.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56A late-19th-century gilt-brass oval mantel barometer by Bryson.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Rather handsome-looking chap.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02And I have interest to start me at £130.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04- Straight in at £130.- How much?- 130.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07140. 150.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09160, 170. £170 against you.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11One bid of £170.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Do I see 180? At £170.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16With me at £170. Are you all done? £170 and selling...
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- MATTHEW:- More, more, more.- Don't be greedy.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21170. Well done, Catherine. That is marvellous.
0:23:21 > 0:23:25Plus £30 on that, which means, overall, you are plus £55.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- Now, how good is that?- That is just awesome!- You're £55 up.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Now, are you going to risk any of that on the rattle at £60?
0:23:33 > 0:23:37- Well, I think we should. - Oh, do you?- I think we should.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- Are you doubtful, Catherine?- I don't want to risk it.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42- You don't want to risk it?- Oh, Patrick.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- I think we'll bank what we've got. - Good.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Well, we're going to sell it anyway, and here it comes,
0:23:47 > 0:23:49so this will be fun.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53Lot 1657 A, silver baby's rattle. Modelled as a jester.
0:23:53 > 0:23:57I've got bids to start me in at £40. And I'll take 5. £40.
0:23:57 > 0:23:5945 and 50.
0:23:59 > 0:24:0055 and 60.
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- 65, on the left now, at £65. - You're in profit.- Only five, though.
0:24:05 > 0:24:0665, standing left.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11Are we all done at £65? Then, with Lee at £65 and selling. All done.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- That's OK.- Well done, Catherine. - Yes, well done.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Full marks to you, darling,
0:24:15 > 0:24:19you've done extremely well with your barometer and your rattle.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Plus £5, so you gave up £5 for the security of hanging on to your 55.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- We did, yes.- £55 you are up.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28That could be a winning score. Just don't say a word to the Blues.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30No. No. No.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- Do you know how the Reds got on? - No idea.- You have no idea?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42Well, we don't want you to know.
0:24:42 > 0:24:47Now, the gold items, which you paid a miserable £39 for, apparently,
0:24:47 > 0:24:52will melt down and will make between £70 and £90, according to Jonathan.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55- That's pretty good, isn't it? - Excellent.- And here it comes.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58Gold value alone, surely you've got to start me at £60.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Surely worth £60 for the gold. Do I see £60?
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- Thank you, on the left at 60. Straight in at £60.- 60 is bid.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- You've doubled your money.- At 60. I shall sell it as a maiden bid.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12It's going straight in and selling... 65 at the very back.
0:25:12 > 0:25:1465, look at that.
0:25:14 > 0:25:1670?
0:25:16 > 0:25:2170 still, then, on the left by the bell, at £70. Selling, all done.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26- Brilliant.- I think that's £31. It is £31.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27You are so brilliant.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Now, the banjo.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Lot 1674 A, 1960s banjo,
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- and four bids.- Four bids!
0:25:33 > 0:25:37I have, to start me, £80, with me at 80.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39£80. Bid me 5.
0:25:39 > 0:25:40It's with me at £80 for the banjo.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43At £80. 85, 90.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44- 95 and 100.- Look at this.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46It's £100, then.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48With me, still against you all at £100. Do I see the 10?
0:25:48 > 0:25:50It's £100, then, I'm selling.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Oh, bad luck.- Not bad.- Not bad.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56- Not as bad as we thought.- It nearly struck the right chord there.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57OK, minus 20
0:25:57 > 0:26:00means you are plus 11.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Now, surely this Whitefriars lookalike vase
0:26:02 > 0:26:04is going to be all right, isn't it?
0:26:04 > 0:26:09- Someone start me at 20. £20 to start me.- Go on.- 10, then.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12On the left at 10. Surely worth 12, though. Let's go up now.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15Come on, it's £10, at 10. 12.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Got to be worth 15 somewhere, now.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18£12 on the left. 15 somewhere.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- He's struggling.- He is struggling. - All done at £12?
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Surely worth more. It's £12, then, Mr Fowler's bid.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27It's £12 and selling.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30What a dirty shame. Anyway, you are minus two on that.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32You are still plus £9.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- We are plus £9.- That's pretty good going.
0:26:35 > 0:26:40That, over here, in English money, is £4.50 each.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Now, listen, lads,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44are you going to preserve your £4.50 each
0:26:44 > 0:26:47or are you going to dribble away some of it, perhaps,
0:26:47 > 0:26:48on the old alabaster?
0:26:48 > 0:26:52- Will you give us a clue, Tim? - Give us a clue.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54I think he's been giving you clues all the way through.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58I couldn't possibly indicate whether I love that loathsome thing or not.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- We'll stick with what we have.- Let's stick.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03We're not going with the bonus buy, but we're going to sell it anyway.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05So stand by, lads, cos here it comes.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Handsome figure, this, isn't it?
0:27:07 > 0:27:09A little bit of minor damage, but nonetheless,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- almost all complete there. - I can't bear it.- 55 I'm bid.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Start me straight in at £55. Surely worth 60?
0:27:15 > 0:27:1665. 75.
0:27:16 > 0:27:1980 if you like. 75 against you, then, sir, at £75.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- Come on!- Do I see 80 now?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24On the book, against you all, commission, but it's £75
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- and I shall sell it. It's your last chance at 75.- Go on.- £75?!
0:27:27 > 0:27:30Not as bad as you predicted! Not as bad.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- £75.- That would have wiped our profit.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34Where did they get that bidder from?
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Unbelievable. Anyway, the fact of the matter
0:27:37 > 0:27:39is that you have made an overall profit,
0:27:39 > 0:27:41which is a considerable achievement.
0:27:41 > 0:27:42Yes, I like that.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45The thing is, now, don't say a word to the Reds, all right?
0:27:45 > 0:27:46Not a word to those boys.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51Unfortunately, despite being in profit,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55the Blues' £9 wasn't enough to secure today's winning score.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Well done, the Reds.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Coming up, how will our second set of teams face their challenge?
0:28:02 > 0:28:04We'll see.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08Next, my favourite piece of the programme, the stately home,
0:28:08 > 0:28:11which is, today, just the other side of Chichester,
0:28:11 > 0:28:13almost on the Hampshire border.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19And the stately home in question is Stansted Park,
0:28:19 > 0:28:23which began life as a hunting estate in the 12th century.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Then, in 1900, a fire destroyed the first Stansted House
0:28:28 > 0:28:31and it was rebuilt at great expense.
0:28:31 > 0:28:36By 1924, this relatively new and impressive building was up for sale.
0:28:36 > 0:28:40So one Vere Ponsonby, the 9th Earl of Bessborough,
0:28:40 > 0:28:41snapped it up.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45He needed a place to house the family's pictures and furniture,
0:28:45 > 0:28:48which had been saved when his own family seat in Ireland
0:28:48 > 0:28:52was burned down in the Irish War of Independence.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54And where better than here?
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Well, here we are in an English country house
0:28:58 > 0:29:02in the middle of an English country estate,
0:29:02 > 0:29:05in a dining room contained
0:29:05 > 0:29:09by four peculiarly Irish pieces of furniture.
0:29:09 > 0:29:14The proportions of this table are ideal to fit into the modern home.
0:29:14 > 0:29:18It sort of sums up everything that is good about
0:29:18 > 0:29:20mid-18th-century Irish furniture.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24It's got a substantial Carrara white-marble top.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29The frieze has been treated in a typical mid-18th-century Irish way,
0:29:29 > 0:29:34carving it with diapers - that's this lozenge-shaped ground.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38It gets a bit more complicated down below with this swag made of
0:29:38 > 0:29:40a solid piece of mahogany,
0:29:40 > 0:29:43boldly carved with flowers and foliage,
0:29:43 > 0:29:45which is centred by a mask -
0:29:45 > 0:29:48but just look at his face.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50What's going on here?
0:29:50 > 0:29:53This mask is supposed to represent a green man.
0:29:53 > 0:29:58A sort of fertility god that's existed way before
0:29:58 > 0:30:00the time of Christianity.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05We're back in Sussex at the Ardingly Antiques Fair,
0:30:05 > 0:30:07the biggest in the South of England.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Therefore, there should be plenty of choice for our second set of teams to pick from.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13They have an hour to find their three items,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16but who are they? Let's meet 'em.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20On Bargain Hunt today we've got a brace of couples.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23For the Reds we've got Matt and Emma
0:30:23 > 0:30:25and for the Blues we have Sally and Dave.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- Welcome, everybody.- Hello. - Lovely to see you.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30Now, Matt, they say that opposites attract -
0:30:30 > 0:30:32is that the case with you two?
0:30:32 > 0:30:36It is, indeed. Our eyes met across a crowded staffroom.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Emma's an English teacher, I'm a science teacher.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41It's opposites and it certainly attracted.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Well, that's brilliant, isn't it? Do you work together?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47We used to work together. We worked at the same school in Eastbourne.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52Now I've continued to be a teacher and Matt is at home looking
0:30:52 > 0:30:55after our six-month-old baby, Thora,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57and my son Finn, who's nine.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01- Gosh! You really have got your hands full, haven't you?- Yeah.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Well done for doing that and very, very, very good luck.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Sally, what do you do for a living, darling?
0:31:07 > 0:31:10I'm a stand-up comedian called Champagne.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14I've been very busy, actually, doing a lot of television at the moment.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17I grew up in America, Florida, where I was a broker out there and
0:31:17 > 0:31:21did 13 years of television and radio, which is fun.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Also my comedy and writing, all good stuff.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26We're going to have a riot today, aren't we?
0:31:26 > 0:31:28You've certainly got the spangly gear on.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- This is Hollywood, isn't it? - This is Hollywood, it certainly is.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Dave, did Sally charm you with her sense of humour?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36Yeah, kind of.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39We met in a pub in Croydon. She was doing a gig. She was on stage.
0:31:39 > 0:31:40Was she very funny?
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Yeah, not too bad, I must say. I've got to say that.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46That is praise, that is, from the old man.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49You've got your number-one fan here, girl, I tell you.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51- OK, she wasn't bad.- She was funny.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- Yeah.- Afterwards we had a drink together.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Basically we got engaged three or four months after that
0:31:56 > 0:31:57and have been married six years.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00- It was love at first sight.- Love at first sight, that's good fun.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05I hope you have a great time today. Here's the money moment. £300 apiece, here comes your £300.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07- There we go, £300.- Thank you.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go
0:32:10 > 0:32:12and very, very, very good luck.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15My goodness, we've got some characters on the show today.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22So have you ever been to a place like this, you two?
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- I did, years ago, but that's a long time.- Sally, how about you?
0:32:25 > 0:32:26This is my first time, actually.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29- Oh, marvellous, marvellous. - It's going to be fun!
0:32:29 > 0:32:31- Do we like a bit of bling?- Yes.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33I love bling. Look at me, cheap girl.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Something a bit unusual, maybe copper or silver.- OK.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40A bit of copper, a bit of silver, a bit of bling.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Typical heating engineer, always got his eye on the copper.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Are we going to spend a lot of money?
0:32:46 > 0:32:49As little as possible, I think, really.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- We are open.- Are you open to offers?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- We don't mind if we think it'll make a profit.- Right, OK.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57That's good, because that is the name of the game after all.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Quite so. And, with that thought,
0:32:59 > 0:33:02it looks as though David has a plan for the Blues.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Always spend time scouring these little cabinets, because there
0:33:07 > 0:33:10are often little treasures, but you need to really get your eye in.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13There's a little boat at the back. I don't know whether that's silver.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16Is that silver or silver-plated, the boat? The cruet, there.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- It's plated.- It's plated.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- It's, um, £80.- £80.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23- Do you like that?- Can we have a look at it? Would you mind?- Sure.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- What do you know about the designer? - Christofle?- Yeah.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Is it signed?
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- I think it's signed, it might be numbered.- Oh, that'll be nice.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33- That's plate, yeah. - That's plated.
0:33:33 > 0:33:37Now, you know, rule of thumb, silver-plated items are not
0:33:37 > 0:33:39good news and I avoid them like the plague.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42However, when you look at something like that,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44it's got the Deco theme.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47What would the trade best price on that one be for me?
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- £70.- £70.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Do you want to have a think about that?- Shall we go for it? Would you?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- I'm happy, go for it.- By gosh, she's...
0:33:54 > 0:33:56You're a bit worrying, you are.
0:33:56 > 0:33:58Mind you, I quite like it.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Go for it. I think it's wonderful.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- Dave, I've done all the talking... - I love it. I think it's nice.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07The only thing I'm a little bit worried about is it's quite pitted.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- It is.- It's the shape of it, though. - It's a good shape.- It's nice.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13It couldn't be a trickle less, could it?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Just a trickle less, give us a chance in auction.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- 65.- Thank you very much.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19- She's too eager.- She is too eager.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21- Do you want it?- Yes.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23I like quick purchases, thank you very much.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28I'm all for decisive action but Sally, gosh, she's hot to trot.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Meanwhile, it looks like Catherine's found a cardboard box. Nice!
0:34:33 > 0:34:35I like the school table.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- It's the school thing, isn't it, coming out?- Oh, my God, yeah.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41Being teachers we've gone for these but they're missing the brass slides
0:34:41 > 0:34:44- over the ink wells.- Oh, over the ink wells, aren't they lovely?
0:34:44 > 0:34:46They are so cute.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48I just spoke to him about this.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51I don't know a huge amount about tools
0:34:51 > 0:34:53but sometimes these can sell rather well.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56We've got a nice selection of planes here.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59- Yeah.- We've got a saw.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- A few nice set squares.- Some set squares.- Yeah.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- That's quite nice, isn't it? - There's a spirit level.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07He said he'd take £60. I don't think that's too bad.
0:35:07 > 0:35:11- There's quite a lot in there, isn't there?- Yeah.- I'm happy with that.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Emma's clearly blown away. She loves them.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15It's a risk.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18- But I'm willing.- Yeah?- Let's do it.
0:35:18 > 0:35:19I think it'll entertain.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22I think I'll have a little last word with him and see what I can do.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Yeah, work your magic, Catherine.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Now, has Champagne Sally struck again?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- David, what do you reckon of that? That hits me.- It's different.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32- What are we looking at?- The chair.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37You can imagine that in an elegant hall with a beautiful green plant.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38- Right.- What do you think?
0:35:38 > 0:35:41OK, it is exactly that, it's a hall chair, isn't it?
0:35:41 > 0:35:44It probably would have been one of a pair. Nicely made.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47It's got leather...covered here, with an oak...
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Looks like oak.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50No, actually, I think that's...
0:35:50 > 0:35:53See that, Dave, get your nail. Stick your nail in.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Yeah.- And it's soft. So it's pine.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- Oh, right.- But it doesn't really matter.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01- A bit of damage there, as well.- It's got age, let's think how old it is.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03How old do you think is?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Maybe '40s, '50s. I don't know.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06It might be a bit earlier.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09It's got an English Arts and Crafts feel to it,
0:36:09 > 0:36:11although it's definitely not English.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Now, who is this character here? It's celebrating somebody.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16- Do you know who it is?- No idea. - Sally, do you know who it is?
0:36:16 > 0:36:20- No, no.- I don't know who it is either but you thought I would do.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21I was hoping!
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Call yourself an expert, David? Hah!
0:36:24 > 0:36:27I know Catherine does.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30- OK, guys, I've got 55.- Oh, fantastic.- Good work.- Nice work.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32- Are we happy?- Yes.- We are. - We're happy.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35- You do want it after all that?- We do, indeed, yes.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37Good stuff.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40- OK, one purchase down and two more to go.- Fantastic.- Come on.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45So £55 spent.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46Now, can David do any better?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48I'll get a price on it.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Let's see if we can get a price on it.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52There's no-one here. Is it free?
0:36:52 > 0:36:54- It must be free.- Hello?- How much is this one, please?
0:36:54 > 0:36:57- 120.- 120?- Yeah.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Are we in euros here, or pounds?
0:36:59 > 0:37:01In pounds.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04Mind you, it wouldn't make much difference these days.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07- It's French, obviously. - Yeah, French, from Brittany. - Oh, from Brittany.- Yeah.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- Unusual.- Very unusual.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13What would be the very best trade price?
0:37:13 > 0:37:18- 100.- Really?- Yes.- 60.- No!
0:37:18 > 0:37:23- 90.- 90. Don't say anything yet. - We're getting close to the 75, I think.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27- It's a good bargain.- I'd be happy at 75 if you are.- I'd be happy at 75.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30- Would you be happy at 75? - No, I can't.
0:37:30 > 0:37:3480 for you, my very best price.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- It's very unusual.- 80's fine.- Shall we go with 80?- Yeah.- Thank you very much, we'll have it at 80.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Blimey! Quick work.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- Thank you very much.- I love you two! - Can I sit on it?
0:37:45 > 0:37:49- Hold on to that.- You should have tried that!- Hang on, make sure I don't fall off.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52- It's wonderful. That's comfortable, as well. It's lovely. - You're like the Queen.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56The Blues' shop could be over almost before it's begun.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59There are thousands of other stalls, you know, Sally.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01If something catches your eye, buy it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05It's typical of us girls, if we don't buy something and we lose it...
0:38:05 > 0:38:07So no, as soon as you see something, grab it.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09I couldn't agree more.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Take heed, Reds.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- Ah, what about the little monkey? - What monkey?- The little monkey.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- Oh, he's lovely.- I like the monkey.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19Is he Schuco?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22I don't know, I think he may be.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24He looks like he could be Schuco.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28That's the maker.... Oh, that looks a bit rude.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31It probably is, knowing what monkeys are like, yeah.
0:38:31 > 0:38:33How much is your monkey?
0:38:33 > 0:38:36My monkey is 55.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- Right.- It's a little bit worn.
0:38:38 > 0:38:42It's got a lovely look about him, hasn't it? But he's a bit bald.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46- Are they glass, those eyes? - Yes, they...
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- Er, no, they're plastic. - How old do you think it is?
0:38:48 > 0:38:50'40s, maybe. He is lovely but he's...
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Could you come down any more on that?
0:38:52 > 0:38:54- Yeah.- 20.- Yeah, 20.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56- Not quite that far.- 25?
0:38:56 > 0:38:58Nearly.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01- 26.- 30, that's the absolute death on that.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Would you be able to put him aside for us for a little while?
0:39:04 > 0:39:06How long.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- 20 minutes.- 20 minutes.
0:39:08 > 0:39:09- Thanks very much.- Lovely.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- Let's have a little think. - Thank you so much for your time.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18Come along, Reds, you need to take a leaf out of the Blues' book and get buying!
0:39:19 > 0:39:22What about the spyglass?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24What kind of money's that?
0:39:24 > 0:39:25- That's 12.- £12.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- That's not actually horn. Oh, yes, it is horn.- Oh, is it?
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- It is horn, sorry, I thought it was wood.- Well done.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- That's really quite nice. - Oh, that's interesting.
0:39:33 > 0:39:34Date-wise...
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Dave, what do you feel?
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- It's obviously brass.- Brass.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40Good thick glass.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42It could... It's a difficult thing...
0:39:42 > 0:39:44It could be late Victorian, maybe.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47- It doesn't feel that old, though. - No, good, good.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49I think you've got to go with your instinct.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52- Its style is certainly late 19th century.- But I don't think it is.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55I don't think it is. I think it's more modern.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57You're just too quick. You just want to buy it.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Once we've bought three, were done. - I know, I was thinking about that.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- Maybe think about it and come back. - Is that OK?- Yeah, definitely.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06I think that's fantastic but they've spent so much money so quickly,
0:40:06 > 0:40:08can we just put it down for a while? Is that OK?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Do you mind? Thanks a lot.
0:40:11 > 0:40:15It looks like David's put the brakes on Sally.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Now, is it time for another lesson, Reds?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- A school bench. - A beautiful DT bench.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23- What is it called, DT? - Craft, design and technology now.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26Oh, craft, design and technology. It's got a vice.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29This is perfect for our woodwork tools.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32This is what I remember at school, using this.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Putting the block of wood in and sawing it.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- There's some of your old graffiti. - My graffiti?
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- No, no, no, I was a good girl. - I'm sure you were!
0:40:42 > 0:40:45I believe you, Catherine! Thousands wouldn't.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49- Now, look, bling. I see bling. - Point me to some more bling.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51How about a nice boiled egg in the morning?
0:40:51 > 0:40:54A bald egg or a boiled egg?
0:40:54 > 0:40:57It looks a bit dirty inside, though. It might need a good clean-up.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59- I wouldn't clean that - do you know why?- No.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- It's plate.- It's plate and it's been cleaned so many times.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Now then, talk about eggs for breakfast.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06That's pretty, isn't it?
0:41:06 > 0:41:09This is a much posher eggs-for-breakfast thing.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Look at that.
0:41:11 > 0:41:12Do you know what it is?
0:41:12 > 0:41:17- Um, a poacher.- It's an egg coddler, or warmer.- Oh, right.
0:41:17 > 0:41:21You'd have a little burner on the base here. Some water in there.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25- Yeah.- Four eggs, and you just keep them at a lovely temperature.
0:41:25 > 0:41:28- How posh is that?- I have never seen that before. Wow...- It's fantastic.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31That shows how common I am.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Listen, I'm common too because I've never actually had one and used it.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36That's nice.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- It's a bit funky. - It's good, but...- It's nice.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41- It's not you, is it, Dave?- It's not me. There's wear on the bottom.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- Oh, right.- A dent in the top.- OK. - He's a bit critical, isn't he?
0:41:43 > 0:41:47- I am critical.- It's only 100 years old!- OK.- I know.- Right, all right.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- It's not me.- OK, not you.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53After a speedy start it looks as though the Blues have caught
0:41:53 > 0:41:55the Reds' indecision bug.
0:41:55 > 0:42:00I thought this was going to be really, really easy but it's actually really hard.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02It is hard, isn't it?
0:42:02 > 0:42:04There's a £1 table back there.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06If we need something quickly...
0:42:06 > 0:42:07Well spotted.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10We might need to come back to that later.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12We might need to come back to that one.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Now, David, have you seen anything you like? Because everything I keep seeing...
0:42:16 > 0:42:20You know, I boss him around a bit too much, don't I?
0:42:20 > 0:42:22A bit too bossy.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Yeah, we had noticed, Champagne Sally.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28- He likes a bit of copper, doesn't he?- I do.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Well, what you need to look at that... Look at the design.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35It looks very Art Nouveau, so 1895, 1900.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts. It's handmade. It's copper.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43What we need to look for are manufacturers' marks on the base.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45- There isn't any.- There is nothing.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48If you found something down there that related to Liberty...
0:42:48 > 0:42:51This is very Liberty. Circa 1900.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54..then that would be worth several hundreds of pounds.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Because it doesn't have a mark, you can't attribute it to anybody.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- It's worth a few pounds.- Yeah.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03If it had Liberty, if it had Tudric on the bottom there...
0:43:03 > 0:43:07- If it's Liberty's it might be Archibald Knox...- Knox, maybe even a Christopher Dresser connection.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09He's very good, he's very good.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12But a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, David,
0:43:12 > 0:43:15especially if it means you don't buy anything!
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Speaking of which, Reds...
0:43:17 > 0:43:19What do you want to do? Time is ticking.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22- Right, um...- Ouch!
0:43:22 > 0:43:25- I like the monkey.- Go and get your monkey, then.
0:43:25 > 0:43:28- Shall we go and get the monkey? - See if you can get it down.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31- What did he say, 30?- 30.- He said 30.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33- He was biddable. - He was biddable, yeah.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35See if you can get him down then, because he is cute.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37Fingers crossed.
0:43:38 > 0:43:42With time running out, it's a last push for the Blues too.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45Shall we go back for the magnifying glass?
0:43:45 > 0:43:48- Let's think, that was 12 quid, wasn't it?- Yeah.
0:43:48 > 0:43:53If that didn't make a profit then I think we all need to jump off
0:43:53 > 0:43:57- a roof, or something. Because it is just ridiculous.- I think that's nice.- That should make money.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00- I think let's go back.- Shall we go back?- Yeah.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03Sounds like a plan, guys.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06Emma and Matt are very calm.
0:44:06 > 0:44:07They're just taking their time,
0:44:07 > 0:44:12pondering and wondering and not really making any dynamic decisions.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14So I'm going to put the pressure on them now.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16Yeah, you crack the whip, Catherine.
0:44:16 > 0:44:17Shake on it.
0:44:17 > 0:44:19Hello, what's this?
0:44:19 > 0:44:20- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23Hello, are you two making any decisions?
0:44:23 > 0:44:24We've bought the monkey and the jester.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27Oh! Gosh, you HAVE made decisions.
0:44:27 > 0:44:29This is slightly out of character.
0:44:29 > 0:44:33I was looking at this and wondering if Harry Potter made that worth any money.
0:44:33 > 0:44:34What is it, a baton?
0:44:34 > 0:44:37- A conductor's baton.- So you're now regretting your purchases.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40Do we have a change of heart?
0:44:40 > 0:44:42What's the best you could do on the baton?
0:44:42 > 0:44:45The baton has to be 110.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48Which is probably a bit much, really, isn't it?
0:44:48 > 0:44:50- Is it ebony and silver? - It's beautiful.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54- Is that actually ebony wood, then? - It looks like ebony to me.
0:44:54 > 0:44:59What does it say, presented to H Platts, Horden, 1922.
0:44:59 > 0:45:03I prefer the baton than the rattle.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05- Do you?- Yeah, I do, actually.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11- OK.- I really like the monkey.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13Shall we say the monkey and the baton?
0:45:13 > 0:45:15Yeah, I think so.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18What's the best price you can do on the monkey and the baton?
0:45:18 > 0:45:20- DEALER:- The monkey's got... I can't get any better.
0:45:20 > 0:45:21It's got to be 110 on that.
0:45:21 > 0:45:23Thank you very much.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25The monkey's got to be 25.
0:45:25 > 0:45:28In that case, we'll take that one, then. Do you reckon?
0:45:28 > 0:45:30Yeah, let's go for the monkey and the baton.
0:45:30 > 0:45:34The monkey and the baton would be fantastic. Thank you very much.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37Well done. Fantastic.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Well, fancy that. For all their dithering,
0:45:39 > 0:45:43the Reds have crossed the finishing line first with a double deal.
0:45:43 > 0:45:44Are the Blues far behind them?
0:45:44 > 0:45:46What was that going to be for us?
0:45:46 > 0:45:48It was 12, but it can be ten.
0:45:48 > 0:45:50- Thank you very much. - An absolute gentleman.
0:45:50 > 0:45:53- Thank you very much.- Brilliant!
0:45:53 > 0:45:54Brilliant.
0:45:54 > 0:45:58Well done. Well done. Great stuff, really good.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00- And tea on me, come on.- Lovely, come on. We're going.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05SQUEAKING
0:46:05 > 0:46:06SQUEAKING STOPS
0:46:06 > 0:46:08Oh! Time's up.
0:46:08 > 0:46:09Whoops! Did I break that?
0:46:09 > 0:46:11Time to make a swift exit
0:46:11 > 0:46:13and we're off to auction at Bellmans Saleroom in
0:46:13 > 0:46:16Wisborough Green, but first let's remind ourselves
0:46:16 > 0:46:17what the Red team bought.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23It doesn't look like much but Catherine's convinced this box of
0:46:23 > 0:46:29carpentry tools, bought for £55, will strike gold at the auction.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32The toy monkey may be a bit thin on top but at £25
0:46:32 > 0:46:36he might just come up trumps.
0:46:36 > 0:46:40And it was an afterthought but will this ebony and silver baton
0:46:40 > 0:46:44for £110 march off with a profit?
0:46:44 > 0:46:47- Matt and Emma, are you all right? - Yes, thank you.- We're not so bad.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Yeah, you want to know what your bonus-buy item is.
0:46:50 > 0:46:51- We do.- We do, indeed.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53Well, you gave Catherine £110. Bless her.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55What did you buy, Catherine?
0:46:55 > 0:46:57Well, I have bought you...
0:46:57 > 0:47:00- a box. - It's a delightful box.
0:47:00 > 0:47:05Inside the box is a very nice ivory thermometer.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07Oh, wow.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09It's by maker Negretti & Zambra,
0:47:09 > 0:47:12which is a well-known instrument maker, and it's
0:47:12 > 0:47:15in a nice fitted case and it's also got the maker's name on the case.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17I really rate this. I think it's a jolly nice piece.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20I think it's gorgeous. How old do you think it is?
0:47:20 > 0:47:25It's going to be mid-to-late 19th century, around the 1860 date.
0:47:25 > 0:47:29- Fantastic.- It's very nice, isn't it? - Yeah.- How much did you pay?
0:47:29 > 0:47:32I did actually pay quite a bit for it.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36I paid £100, but I think it's worth that, and I think it is worth
0:47:36 > 0:47:39- a little bit more than that. It's lovely.- I think it's beautiful.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42- I love the fact it's got the case.- It's in a nice, fitted case.
0:47:42 > 0:47:46- It's worth that, I think. All day long. Do you like it?- I love it.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49- Yeah?- Yeah.- Very nice.- Thank you. - Excellent.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52Good. It is difficult, though, darling, isn't it?
0:47:52 > 0:47:55- That's quite a specialist thing.- It is.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58In the right sale, we keep on saying this, but there is a market for
0:47:58 > 0:48:01that and there are hot collectors for your scientific instruments.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03The problem is, it's in a collectables sale -
0:48:03 > 0:48:05is someone going to pick it out?
0:48:05 > 0:48:07We need two people to pick it out.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10It is a smart thing but it's whether it makes its money.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13- It's a gamble piece.- That's the excitement of the auction.
0:48:13 > 0:48:15To gamble or not to gamble?
0:48:15 > 0:48:18We'll find out what the Reds decide in
0:48:18 > 0:48:22a bit but in the meanwhile let's discuss the Blue team's three items.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26The others looked on helplessly as Sally jumped in to buy
0:48:26 > 0:48:30this silver-plated boat-shaped cruet for £65.
0:48:30 > 0:48:33Will it sail away with a profit at auction?
0:48:33 > 0:48:36Sally also spotted this unusual French high-backed chair but
0:48:36 > 0:48:39the dealer drove a hard bargain.
0:48:39 > 0:48:41£80 paid.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44And again David didn't get much of a look-in when Sally decided
0:48:44 > 0:48:46this horn-handled magnifying glass
0:48:46 > 0:48:48was sure to be a hit with the bidders,
0:48:48 > 0:48:51and at just £10 paid, she might be right.
0:48:51 > 0:48:54I bet you want to know what David Harper spent
0:48:54 > 0:48:57your £145 of leftover lolly on, don't you?
0:48:57 > 0:48:59- Very much so.- Yes.- Don't we all?
0:48:59 > 0:49:01The nation is gagging to find out.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04OK, David, show us what you spent it on.
0:49:04 > 0:49:08For a very lovely couple, an absolutely delightful...
0:49:08 > 0:49:11- That's beautiful.- A beautiful object.- It's lovely.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13- Have a hold of him.- It's wonderful. - It's heavy, isn't it?
0:49:13 > 0:49:17- It's very heavy. It's bronze. It's a hippo.- It's lovely.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19It looks like you, dear.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Is that why you like him so much?
0:49:22 > 0:49:24Aw, he's cuddly.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26A big cuddly hippo. Yeah.
0:49:26 > 0:49:30I want to just point something out to you.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32- Asprey.- Right.- Made in England.
0:49:32 > 0:49:38One of the most aspirational brand names you are ever going to
0:49:38 > 0:49:41come across. It screams quality.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44- Yes, lovely.- Patinated bronze.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46Yes, it's lovely.
0:49:46 > 0:49:50- Date, 1920s, 1930s. Think of that time. That's an onyx base.- OK.
0:49:50 > 0:49:54It had a little bit of damage but you've got to be forgiving of something so wonderful.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56- You've got to forgive it, a little bit.- How much did you pay?
0:49:56 > 0:50:01- It didn't come cheap.- Right. - I had to beg and plead the guy.
0:50:01 > 0:50:05- 145 quid, and that's the best I could do.- It's gorgeous.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08So profit-wise, I'd like to see it make...
0:50:08 > 0:50:10- A couple of hundred?- Why not?
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Why couldn't it make £200?
0:50:13 > 0:50:17- It's not beyond the bounds of possibility, is it?- No.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20We'll see whether the prediction comes true in a few minutes,
0:50:20 > 0:50:23as auctioneer Jonathan Pratt is ready to go, go, go.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25So, let's sell.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29Now, Matthew, Emma, how are you feeling?
0:50:29 > 0:50:30Very, very excited.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34Here we go then, here come your tools, girls and boys.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36There's loads, isn't there?
0:50:36 > 0:50:38A collection of carpentry tools.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41- Um, two commissions. I can start... - Here we go.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45- I've got to start straight in at £60.- Yes.- Come on.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47£60, who'll bid me 5?
0:50:47 > 0:50:48- A commission bid at 60. - Come on, come on.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50It's surely worth another £5.
0:50:50 > 0:50:51- 60 it is.- Come on.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54Are we all done? Straight in, maiden bid of £60.
0:50:54 > 0:50:56- 65 on the left now.- Yay!
0:50:56 > 0:50:58At 65, looking for 70. On the left at 65.
0:50:58 > 0:50:59£65.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01Well, that's £10 profit straight up.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03Well done, Catherine, perfect.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05Now, come along, little monkey.
0:51:05 > 0:51:09Lot 1696 A, a Schuco plush toy...
0:51:09 > 0:51:10Come on, monkey, very sweet.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12A handsome little chap, there he is sitting down.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14- 15 I have to start me.- 15?
0:51:14 > 0:51:16- 18 and 20.- Oh, oh.
0:51:16 > 0:51:1722, 25.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20She shakes her head. £25 against you all, then.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Surely worth... 28 takes it away on the right, at £28.
0:51:23 > 0:51:24Looking for 30 now.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26- £28, do I see 30? - Come on, come on.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28At £28, then, I shall sell.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31Gentleman over by the heater, £28.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34- But it's a profit.- It's no money. - £28 is plus £3.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36There's more money in that one.
0:51:36 > 0:51:381697 A, an ebony and silver-mounted
0:51:38 > 0:51:41two-piece military cane, and I have...
0:51:41 > 0:51:44- I can start at £25.- Oh, Jonathan!
0:51:44 > 0:51:47- 30, 35, 40, 45.- It's keeping going.
0:51:47 > 0:51:49Come on. Go the whole way.
0:51:49 > 0:51:5250. 55. 60. 65.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54- Shakes his head.- Go on!- Come on!
0:51:54 > 0:51:55Come on, come on, come on.
0:51:55 > 0:51:5765, that's how it's standing right now, at £65.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00Surely worth 70, though. Who's going to join in at £70?
0:52:00 > 0:52:02It's your last chance, and selling, all done at £60.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04GAVEL BANGS
0:52:04 > 0:52:08- That is not so good, is it? That's minus £32.- Minus 32... Oh!
0:52:08 > 0:52:12- Minus 32, lads. - Shall we just go for bust?
0:52:12 > 0:52:14Are we going to go with the thermometer or not?
0:52:14 > 0:52:18Well, do we want to win or do we want to go for it?
0:52:18 > 0:52:22- My instinct says go for it. - OK, go for it.- Going to do it?
0:52:22 > 0:52:25- Yep, we have two punting teachers here.- We'll go for it, then.
0:52:25 > 0:52:29- That's our final word. - Your final word, yeah?
0:52:29 > 0:52:32- You don't need to phone anybody? - We might do.- No.- No.- OK, fine.
0:52:32 > 0:52:38Lot 1701 A. We have the 19th-century Negretti & Zambra thermometer.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40Start me at £30 for this.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43It's bid, thank you, at 30. Now, let's move on from 30.
0:52:43 > 0:52:49He's thinking about it at the back. 35, 40, 45, 50, 55...
0:52:49 > 0:52:5255, standing far left. Now at £55.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54- Come on. It's worth it any day.- £55.
0:52:54 > 0:52:59Any more at £55? I shall sell, it's your last chance. 55...
0:52:59 > 0:53:01GAVEL BANGS Oh, dear.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03- Sorry!- I'm so sorry.
0:53:03 > 0:53:0655 is minus 45, 45 is 77. Minus 77.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09You've got to be in for a punt, haven't you?
0:53:09 > 0:53:11I think you have to be philosophic and think,
0:53:11 > 0:53:15- "That's really made somebody's day, to buy that for £55."- Yeah!
0:53:15 > 0:53:17- And someone's got that lovely baton. - Well, there you go.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19Anyway, if things go really badly,
0:53:19 > 0:53:24- £77 minus might be a winning score today.- It might be.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27In which case, don't say a thing to the Blues, all right?
0:53:27 > 0:53:30- We shall keep schtum.- Yep. - You're very good sports.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44So how are you feeling about stuff, Sal? All right?
0:53:44 > 0:53:47- Fingers crossed, fingers crossed. - I'd cross everything.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49I think we need to.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52There is a bit of a dark hole opening up in the middle of
0:53:52 > 0:53:55- your items, I'm afraid, and that's the chair.- Oh, gosh!
0:53:55 > 0:53:58- Oh, we loved that chair! - You paid £80 for it.
0:53:58 > 0:54:02- The auctioneer's estimate is £10-£20.- Oh, dear.- Oh, crumbs.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05Now, it's not so often that a really nice man like Jonathan Pratt
0:54:05 > 0:54:10becomes unprintable in his dismissiveness about that chair,
0:54:10 > 0:54:12cos he really didn't like it, I'm afraid.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14Oh, that's a shame, I loved that chair.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16- But we don't like him any more, do we?- No.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19First up, though, is your Deco Christofle cruet, and here it comes.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21Right.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23Lot 1717 A.
0:54:23 > 0:54:281920s silver-plated cruet modelled as a boat by Christofle. Start me...
0:54:28 > 0:54:31I've got nothing here so start me at £10.
0:54:31 > 0:54:34Let's work from the bottom upwards. 10 is bid. There we go at £10.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36Surely worth 12, though. 12 is bid.
0:54:36 > 0:54:41- 15, 18, 20. Oh, he shakes his head there.- Go on. No!
0:54:41 > 0:54:44£20, surely worth 5, though. £20 on the left, any more at £20?
0:54:44 > 0:54:48It's a good-looking lot, this, £20, front row, going to get it.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50- He's trying.- Are you all done? It's £20 and selling.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53- All done at 20. - GAVEL BANGS
0:54:53 > 0:54:54THEY GROAN Minus £45 for that.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57- That was one of your stars.- I know!
0:54:57 > 0:55:00- Let's wait for the chair now... - Oh, here comes the chair.
0:55:00 > 0:55:051718. A French pine and brass-studded leather hall chair.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07Magnificent piece of furniture, this,
0:55:07 > 0:55:11and I have bids on the book to start me at...
0:55:11 > 0:55:13Wait for it.
0:55:13 > 0:55:20..£20...£30...£40. I'm in at £40. At £40. Who'll bid me 5?
0:55:20 > 0:55:2345, clears the commission now, on the right at £45.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25- I'm out at 45, looking for 50.- Come on!
0:55:25 > 0:55:29Selling at 45, your bid, sir, then, at £45, and going. Last chance, 45.
0:55:29 > 0:55:30GAVEL BANGS
0:55:30 > 0:55:32- Not nearly as bad. - No, not nearly as bad.
0:55:32 > 0:55:36- There ARE people with taste and discrimination.- Exactly!
0:55:36 > 0:55:40Yes, minus £35. Anyway, look out. Here comes the magnifying glass.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42Lot 1719 A.
0:55:42 > 0:55:46An early-20th-century magnifying glass with this turned handle. 20?
0:55:46 > 0:55:52- 15?- Go on.- If I have to, 10, £10. Give me 12, surely worth 12.
0:55:52 > 0:55:53Last chance, everyone.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55They're all going quiet and shaking their heads here.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58- At the front at £10. - GAVEL BANGS
0:55:58 > 0:56:00- Wiped its face. There we go. - Could have been worse.
0:56:00 > 0:56:05Anyway, the fact of the matter is, you are minus £80 and...
0:56:05 > 0:56:07So what are you going to do about the hippo?
0:56:07 > 0:56:09- I like it.- Going to trust our man?
0:56:09 > 0:56:11- We're going to trust David and go with it.- Yes.- Decision made.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14- We're going with the bonus buy, and here we go.- Come on!- Here it comes.
0:56:14 > 0:56:19Nice here, patinated bronze figure of a hippo by Asprey of London.
0:56:19 > 0:56:23- And plenty of interest here!- Good. Oh, good!
0:56:23 > 0:56:25I can start at £140.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28Straight in with me at £140. I was wrong, you were right.
0:56:28 > 0:56:35- £140, surely worth 50 now. 150, 160. - Yes!- 160. Do you want one more?
0:56:35 > 0:56:39Commission bid. £160 and selling, all done?
0:56:39 > 0:56:40GAVEL BANGS
0:56:40 > 0:56:44- Well done, David.- Yes!- That is a very good result. That is plus 15.
0:56:44 > 0:56:49- Good.- Which means, overall, you are minus 65. All right with that, lads?
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- Yes. It's brilliant.- Well, it could be a winning score, minus 65.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55I think we're going to have an exciting finale.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57- Don't say a word to the Reds. - We won't.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59- Not a dickybird. - We don't like the Reds.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02THEY LAUGH
0:57:12 > 0:57:15- Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.- Oh...
0:57:15 > 0:57:17It's no secret to the audience, of course,
0:57:17 > 0:57:20that you have made spectacular losses around and about today.
0:57:20 > 0:57:25Anyway, the team with the greatest losses today are...
0:57:26 > 0:57:28..the Reds! THEY CHEER
0:57:28 > 0:57:31- There's nothing to be proud about, you two!- Oh, we're proud!
0:57:31 > 0:57:35Minus £77 doesn't make pleasant reading.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38- No...- Anyway, have you had a nice time?- It's been fantastic.- We have.
0:57:38 > 0:57:39Yeah. I loved it.
0:57:39 > 0:57:43- Something to tell the kiddiewinks when you get back to school.- Indeed. - Absolutely.- All right.
0:57:43 > 0:57:45Well, anyway, it's lovely having you on the show and thank you
0:57:45 > 0:57:47very much for taking part.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50But the victors today, who won by only losing £65, are the Blues!
0:57:50 > 0:57:53- I know.- Who are very, very pleased about that.- We're very good.
0:57:53 > 0:57:58You have absolutely no pluses on your scorecard at all with
0:57:58 > 0:58:03the exception of David Harper's bonus buy. The hippo. Horus.
0:58:03 > 0:58:05- Horus the hippo.- He did well for you.- He did wonderfully.
0:58:05 > 0:58:08- Anyway, have you had a nice time? - Brilliant.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10Well, we've loved having you on the show. Thank you for joining us.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:58:13 > 0:58:14ALL: Yes!
0:58:14 > 0:58:16THEY LAUGH